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2021-11-04 15:20:04 . . . . . . For most physicists in Cambridge, the discovery of quantum mechanics was a non-event. Apart from his discussions with Fowler, Dirac made no effort to draw his colleagues into the new revolution in physics that he knew was afoot. Word was beginning to spread, however, that he was a ‘first-rate man’ in the making, though his wispy, almost wordless presence gave no clue to the depth and subtlety of his thinking. It appears to have been at about this time that his colleagues invented a new unit for the smallest imaginable number of words that someone with the power of speech could utter in company – an average of one word an hour, ‘a Dirac’. On the rare occasions when he was provoked into saying more than yes or no, he said precisely what he thought, apparently with no understanding of other people’s feelings or the conventions of polite conversation.

The Strangest Man: The Hidden Life of Paul Dirac, Mystic of the Atom
by Graham Farmelo Open / Comment

2021-11-03 09:22:47 The Little Book of Stoicism

Timeless Wisdom to Gain Resilience, Confidence, and Calmness

Stoicism – you’ve encountered it before.

However, encountering Stoicism in one way or another is the easy part. Understanding and explaining exactly what it is, though, is the tricky part. Recognizing and seeing exactly how it’s relevant today and how it can help you, is the challenging part. Fully grasping it and putting it into practice, is the ambitious part—that’s where the gold is hidden.

What the Stoics taught and practiced in the era of gladiators fighting for their lives and Romans socializing in steaming baths is still remarkably applicable in the era of Game of Thrones and Facebook. The wisdom of this ancient philosophy is timeless, and its value in the quest for a happy and meaningful life is undeniable.

With this book, you’re holding the treasure map in your hands. It introduces you to the leading philosophers. It gives you an easy to understand overview of the philosophy. It teaches you the core principles. It provides you with 55 Stoic Practices and helpful hints for the application in your challenging life. And most importantly, it shows you how to translate it from book page to action in the real world. Open / Comment

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2021-10-29 09:02:47 Steppenwolf
by Hermann Hesse


#Literature #Philosophy #Classics #Fiction
Steppenwolf is a poetical self-portrait of a man who felt himself to be half-human and half-wolf. This Faust-like and magical story is evidence of Hesse's searching philosophy and extraordinary sense of humanity as he tells of the humanization of a middle-aged misanthrope. Yet his novel can also be seen as a plea for rigorous self-examination and an indictment of the intellectual hypocrisy of the period. As Hesse himself remarked, "Of all my books Steppenwolf is the one that was more often and more violently misunderstood than any of the others".

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2021-10-24 17:32:01 The hallmark of prejudice is that it is impervious to reason, experience, and counterexample.
In his brilliant book The Nature of Prejudice, written more than fifty years ago, social psychologist Gordon Allport described the responses characteristic of a prejudiced man when confronted with evidence contradicting his beliefs:

Mr. X: The trouble with Jews is that they only take care of their own group.

Mr. Y: But the record of the Community Chest campaign shows that they give more generously, in proportion to their numbers, to the general charities of the community, than do non-Jews.

Mr. X: That shows they are always trying to buy favor and intrude into Christian affairs. They think of nothing but money; that is why there are so many Jewish bankers.

Mr. Y: But a recent study shows that the percentage of Jews in the banking business is negligible, far smaller than the percentage of non-Jews.

Mr. X: That's just it; they don't go in for respectable business; they are only in the movie business or run night clubs.

Allport nailed Mr. X's reasoning perfectly: Mr. X doesn't even try to respond to Mr. Y's evidence; he just slides along to another reason for his dislike of Jews.

Mistakes were made but not by Me
Carol Tavris, Elliot Aronson Open / Comment

2021-10-22 08:30:03 I've wondered why it took us so long to catch on. We saw it and yet we didn't see it. Or rather we were trained not to see it. Conned, perhaps, into thinking that the real action was metropolitan and all this was just boring hinterland. It was a puzzling thing. The truth knocks on the door and you say, “Go away, I'm looking for the truth,” and so it goes away. Puzzling.

Robert Pirsig, Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance Open / Comment

2021-10-18 11:30:27 1-Page Summary of Peter Hollins' book 'Finish What You Start.'
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2021-10-18 11:30:13 Animated core message from Peter Hollins' book 'Finish What You Start.'
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2021-10-18 11:29:58 When you finish a project, you get the opportunity to evaluate your work, adjust, and develop a better method. A
finished product that fails to meet your expectations is infinitely more valuable than a product you don't finish.

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